diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c b/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
index 9d9483133..944058fd4 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ int32_t basilisk_message_returned(uint8_t *key,uint8_t *data,int32_t maxlen,cJSO
                     decode_hex(data,datalen,hexstr);
                     //printf("decoded hexstr.[%d]\n",datalen);
                     retval = datalen;
-                } else printf("datalen.%d < maxlen.%d\n",datalen,maxlen);
+                } else printf("datalen.%d >= maxlen.%d\n",datalen,maxlen);
             }
         }
     } //else printf("no hexstr.%p or datalen.%d (%s)\n",hexstr,datalen,jprint(json,0));
diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_tradebot.c b/basilisk/basilisk_tradebot.c
index 091eaa090..e2a1ba707 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_tradebot.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_tradebot.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ double basilisk_request_listprocess(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk
 
 double basilisk_process_results(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_request *issueR,cJSON *retjson,double hwm)
 {
-    cJSON *array,*item; uint8_t *hexdata,*allocptr,hexspace[8192]; char *hexstr; int32_t i,hexlen,n,m,nonz; struct basilisk_request tmpR,R,refR,list[BASILISK_MAXRELAYS]; double metric=0.;
+    cJSON *array,*item; uint8_t *hexdata,*allocptr,hexspace[32768]; char *hexstr; int32_t i,hexlen,n,m,nonz; struct basilisk_request tmpR,R,refR,list[BASILISK_MAXRELAYS]; double metric=0.;
     memset(&refR,0,sizeof(refR));
 //printf("process.(%s)\n",jprint(retjson,0));
     if ( (array= jarray(&n,retjson,"messages")) != 0 )